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Western partners suggested that the President of Ukraine create an

The Government in Exile. Zelensky received the first proposal to go to the west before the war, February 19 - OP Zam head Andriy Sibiga

Western partners suggested that the President of Ukraine create an "exile government" during the Munich Security Conference, Western partners first offered President Vladimir Zelensky to create an "exile government" during the Munich Security Conference, which took place on February 19, 2022. Andriy Sibiga, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office (OP), who answers the Bank for the international direction, said this during the 17th YES.

The video of the day "was then suggested to the president, to which he answered: I have breakfast in Kiev [before departure to Munich] and dinner in Kiev [returning to Kyiv on the same day]", - said the deputy chairman of the OP. "This is a historical fact," he added. Such a proposal was a consequence that in the West, at first, few people believed in the ability of Ukraine to stay in war with the Russian Federation.

But Ukrainians have proven to the world that they were able to defend and resist a powerful aggressor and enlisted the support of international partners who provide military assistance. Now the agenda of Ukraine is aimed at further involvement of military-defense support, Sibiga told. And after six months of war, the country clearly understands what weapons it needs. First of all, these are air defense systems (air defense).

"Closing the sky and creating a holistic air defense system is a factor that will make us more stable," - said the deputy chairman of the OP. Also, according to him, the Armed Forces need modern Western tanks that Ukraine has never received to this day. "These weapons are extremely necessary to achieve our goals before the winter," Sibiga emphasized.

The deputy chairman of the OP specified that 90 days of winter will be difficult, Ukraine needs to maintain the unity and stability of not only the state but also the world. "I believe that the dilemma between prices and values ​​should not be in principle," Sibiga summarized. On September 9–10, the 17th annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) was secretly held in Kyiv.